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Back from beyond
Well, not that far from beyond. It’s just been a little while, and a lot of work, since I last posted in this space. I learned a lot during my break from blogging, and some of those lessons weren’t pleasant. Like what?
I have several of these bad writing habits. I won’t mention which ones, but [...]
Battling inertia
For all my grandiose talk about going mano-a-mano against writers block, time management, and using to-do lists I still get hit by bouts of inertia. Like the bout of inertia that I’m facing now. Well, let me clarify that: this has been affecting my article writing. I’ve got a bunch of articles to finish, but [...]
Posts may be a bit far between over the next few days
As the title says …
I’m breaking in a new laptop (you can read about the beast here). On top of that, I have a bunch of deadlines and tasks related to my business that I need to tackle over the next couple of days.
That said, I’ve got a few longer posts planned for this space [...]
A (writing) room of one’s own
A little while back, I stumbled across this piece at the Guardian Online. It looks at the rooms in which a number of British writers — past and present — have plied their craft. It’s an interesting mix of spaces, that’s for certain.
I have to admit that I’m partial to the rooms used by John [...]
Technical ability, music, and writing
Writing isn’t about putting words on paper or on screen. Well, it is. But there’s more to writing than that. There is also technique involved in writing. While you don’t have to be a master technician to make a living as a writer, technique does help. And to ensure your growth as a writer, you [...]
What are you working on?
As far as work goes, it’s been busier than usual around these parts. And that’s saying something. There’s a lot on the go, an even more on the horizon. Here’s what I’m working on at the moment:
A corporate technical writing contract (as usual …) A presentation for a conference in October More content for the weekly series [...]
Thought for the day
Do not write so that you can be understood; write so that you cannot be misunderstood. –Epictetus
Thought for the day
In an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books. – Harper Lee
Common typographic typos
When you think of a typo, you probably have visions of a incorrectly-spelled word or bit of bad grammar. Well, that’s one kind of typo. The other is literally a typographic error — too many dots in an ellipsis, incorrectly-used quotation marks, and the like.
This blog post looks at the 10 typographic mistakes that everyone [...]
Lack of posts: an update
This week, you’ve probably noticed that there have been far fewer posts on this blog. The same will go for next week? Why? This week, I’ve been preparing for a conference that takes place from May 6 to May 9, and for a presentation that I’ll be giving with my business partner the following week.
I’ll [...]